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ORDINANCE NO. 1579
AN ORDINANCE CALLING THE REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF
LA PORTE; CALLING A RUN-OFF ELECTION, I F NECESSARY; DESIGNATING
ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF
VOTING MACHINES; APPOINTING., ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR
METHOD AND DATES OF ABSENTEE VOTING; PROVIDING FOR AN ABSENTEE
BALLOT BOARD; PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID
ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; PROVIDING FOR FILING DEADLINE
AND FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Sect ion 1.
An election shall be held within the corporate
1 irni ts of the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 7 th day of May,
1988, such day being the first Saturday in May, 1988, between
seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M., for the
purpose of electing the following City officials:
Mayor--for a 3 year term
Councilperson--District 2, for a 3 year terrn
Councilperson--District 3, for a 3 year term
A run-off election, if necessary, shall be held on May 21, 1988,
between the sarne hours.
Section 2. Said election shall be held at each of the
following voting places within said City, and the following
narned persons are hereby appointed as officers of said election,
to-wit:
Election Precinct # 1
Polling Place:
Lornax Elernentary School
10615 North Avenue "L"
La Porte, Texas 77571
Boundaries:
BEGINNING at the intersection of the Southern Pacific Railroad
tracks and Spencer Highway (West Main Street);
THENCE westerly along Spencer Highway (West Main Street) to
Big Island Slough;
THENCE north to north boundary of Creekmont Subdivision;
THENCE west along north boundary of Creekrnont Subdivision to
Underwood Road;
THENCE north along Underwood Road to the Southern Pacific
Railroad tracks;
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THENCE southeasterly along
tracks, following a curve
Southerly direction along
Spencer Highway (West Main
Election Officials:
the Southern Pacific railroad
to the South, and continuing in a
the Southern Pacific railroad to
Street).
Sara Arrnand
, Presiding Judge
Jerrie Neumann
, Alternate Presiding Judge
Election Precinct # 2
Polling Place:
Baker School Cafetoriurn
West Main Street and Underwood Road
La Porte, Texas
Boundaries:
BEGINNING at the intersection of Willrnont Street and Fairmont
Parkway:
THENCE west along Fairrnont Parkway to the east boundary line
of San Jacinto College~
THENCE north along the east boundary line of San Jacinto
College to Spencer Highway (West Main Street);
THENCE east along Spencer Highway (West Main Street) to
Underwood Road;
THENCE north along Underwood Road to the north boundary of
Creekmont Subdivision~
THENCE east along the north boundary of Creekmont Subdivision
to Big Island Slough~
THENCE south along Big Island Slough to Spencer Highway (West
Main Street);
THENCE west along Spencer Highway (West Main Street) to Myrtle
Creek Drive~
THENCE south along Myrtle Creek Drive to Cedarmont Drive;
THENCE southerly along Cedarmont Drive to Willrnont Drive~
THENCE southerly along Willrnont Drive to Fairrnont Parkway.
Election Officials:
Inqe.Br.owder
Anita Drake
, presiding Judge
, Alternate Presiding Judge
Election Precinct # 3
Polling Place:
Rizzuto Elementary School
3201 Farrington Boulevard
La Porte, Texas 77571
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Boundaries:
BEGINNING at the intersection of the Exxon Pipeline Easernent
and Fairmont Parkway:
THENCE west along Fairmont Parkway to Willrnont Road;
THENCE northerly along Willmont Road to Cedarmont Drive~
THENCE northerly along Cedarrnont Drive to Myrtle Creek Drive;
THENCE northerly along Myrtle Creek Drive to Spencer Highway
(West Main Street);
THENCE east along Spencer Highway (West Main Street) to
Exxon Pipeline Easernent;
THENCE southerly along Exxon Pipeline Easement to Fairrnont
Parkway.
Election Officials:
.Tanet f.:ravp.!,,:
, Presiding Judge
Paula Rizzuto
, Alternate Presiding Judge
Election Precinct # 4
Polling Place: DeWalt Special Services Center
Madison and North 6th Street
La Porte, Texas 77571
Boundaries:
BEGINNING at the intersection of North Broadway Street and the
Southern Pa~ific Railroad Tracks~
THENCE south along North Broadway Street to West "A" Street~
THENCE west along West "A" Street to the Southern Pacific
Railroad Tracks;
THENCE north
following a
along
curve
the Southern
to the east
Pacific
of said
Railroad
railroad
Tracks,
tracks;
THENCE easterly along the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks to
North Broadway Street.
Election Officials:
Pauline Lewi!":
, Presiding Judge
Anna Hurnphrey
, Alternate Presiding Judge
Election Precinct # 5
Polling Place:
La Porte Senior High School
301 E. Fairmont Parkway
La Porte, Texas 77571
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Boundaries:
BEGINNING at the intersection of Barbour's Cut Boulevard and
North Broadway Street~
THENCE south along Broadway Street to the south City Limit
line;
THENCE east along the south City Limit line to the shoreline
of Galveston Bay~
THENCE northerly along the shoreline of Galveston Bay to
Donaldson Avenue;
THENCE northwesterly along Donaldson Avenue to Barbour's Cut
Boulevard:
THENCE west along Barbour's Cut Boulevard to North Broadway.
Election Officials:
, Presiding Judge
Sarah Odell
, Alternate Presiding Judge
Lorraine Miller
Election Precinct # 6
Polling Place: La Porte City Hall
604 West Fairmont Parkway
La Porte, Texas 77571
Boundaries:
BEGINNING at the intersection of West "A" Street and South
Broadway;
THENCE south along South Broadway Street to McCabe Road;
THENCE west along McCabe Road to the Southern Pacific Railroad
Tracks;
THENCE north along the Southern Pacific Railroad Tracks to
Fairrnont Parkway:
THENCE west along Fairmont Parkway to Exxon Pipeline Easement;
THENCE north along Exxon Pipeline Easernent to Spencer Highway
(West Main Street);
THENCE east along Spencer Highway (West Main Street) to
Southern Pacific Railroad Tracks;
THENCE south along Southern Pacific Railroad Tracks to West
"A" Street;
THENCE east along West "A" Street to South Broadway Street.
Absentee Polling Place:
La Porte City Hall
604 West Fairmont Parkway
La Porte, Texas 77571
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Election Officials:
Delores Gonzales , Presiding Judge
Theresa Sabin , Alternate Presiding Judge
An Absentee Ballot Board is hereby created to process Absentee
voting results for the election and the runoff election, if
necessary. Charlotte Boudreaux is appointed Presiding
Judge of the Absentee Ballot Board. At least two (2) other mernbers
of the Absentee Ballot Board shall be appointed by the Presiding
Judge, in the sarne manner as the precinct election clerks.
Section 3. Voting at said election, including absentee
voting, shall be by the use of voting rnachines, and the ballots
of said elections shall conform to the Texas Election Code, as
arnended.
Section 4. Absentee voting by personal appearance shall
begin on the 20th day and shall continue through the 4th day
preceding the day of the election. Except as authorized herein,
the clerk shall not permit anyone to vote absentee by personal
appearance on any day which is not a regular working day for
the clerk's off ice, and under no circumstances shall he perrni t
anyone to vote absentee by personal appearance at any time when
his office is not open to the public.
Absentee voting by mail shall begin on the 20th day pre-
ceding the date of the election and shall continue until ten
o'clock (10:00) A.M. on the second day preceding election day.
Absentee voting shall be conducted by a clerk for absentee
voting, narnely, Paula Rizzuto , and the place
at which the absentee voting shall be conducted is designated
as the La Porte City Hall, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte,
Texas, to which address ballot applications and ballots voted by
rnail rnay be mailed. Said clerk shall keep said office open for
absentee voting during his regular working hours and in any
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event for at least eight (8) hours on each day which is not a
Saturday, a Sunday, or an official State holiday.
Section 5. The Council Conference Room of the La Porte City
Hall is hereby designated as the Central Counting Station to
receive all ballots cast at said election, and Cherie Black is
hereby appointed the Presiding Judge for said Central Counting
Station. Said Judge shall appoint any clerks necessary to assist
in receiving ballots and other records and in perforrning the
other duties of said Judge in this regard. The City Manager is
hereby authorized and directed to obtain, or cause to be obtained,
the necessary electronic tabulating equprnent, to arrange for the
testing thereof as provided by law and to employ a duly qualified
rnanager and a duly qualified tabulation supervisor to perform the
duties respectively irnposed on them by law with respect to the
processing and tabulation of ballots at the Central Counting
Station.
Section 6. That all election materials including notice
of the election, ballots, instruction cards, affidavits and
other forms which voters may be required to sign and all absentee
voting materials shall be printed in both English and Spanish,
or Spanish translations thereof shall be made available in the
circumstances permitted and in the rnanner required by law.
Section 7. The City Secretary of the City of La Porte shall
forthwith issue Notice of said election by causing a substantial
copy of this Ordinance to be published one time in the BAYSHORE
SUN, which is hereby found and declared to be a newspaper of
general circulation in said Ci ty, not less than ten (10) days
nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the said
election.
Section 8. Upon a candidate tendering his application on
the forrn prescribed, the City Secretary shall furnish to such
candidate all inforrnation relative to the qualifications for
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the office being sought~ the method of placing the candidate's
narne on the ballot~ the amount of the required filing fee; and
any other pertinent information concerning said election.
Section 9. Each candidate for the office of Mayor or Council-
person rnust be a resident elector of the City. Each candidate
for the office of District Councilperson rnust also be a resident
of the district for which he files.
Section 10. The deadline for a candidate to rnake applica-
tion to have his name appear upon the ballot for such election,
is hereby designated and established as 5:00 o'clock P.M.,
Wednesday, March 23, 1988. No application shall be accepted
for filing prior to February 22, 1988. The filing fee for each
candidate for the office of Councilperson is hereby established
as Fifty Dollars ($50.00). The filing fee for each candidate for
the office of Mayor is hereby established as One Hundred Dollars
($100.00). The filing fees shall be used to defray the cost of
the election, and said fees shall be prorated and any surplus
shall be refunded to said candidates. As an alternative to paying
a f il ing fee, a candidate may obtain a place onthe ballot by
filing a petition as provided for in City of La Porte Home Rule
Charter, Article 2.04 c.3.
Section 11. Said election shall be held in accordance with
the provisions of the City Charter of the City of La Porte, and
the general election laws of the State of Texas governing general
and municipal elections, so far as sarne may be applicable thereto.
Section 12. Irnrnediately after said election, the officers
holding the sarne shall make and deliver the returns of the
results thereof and the accompanying records for use in the
official canvass to the City Council of the City of La Porte,
and the City Council shall canvass said returns at the earliest
practicable time, and shall, immediately after canvassing the
returns, declare the results of the election. The Mayor shall
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immediately thereafter deliver to the candidate for whom the
majority of votes has been polled for each respective office,
a certificate of election. Such elected officials shall assume
their duties within ten (lO) days thereafter, Sundays excluded,
upon their taking the oath of office.
Section 13. Each and every provision, paragraph, sentence
and clause of this Ordinance has been separately considered and
passed by the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, and
each said provision would have been separately passed without
any other provision, and if any provision hereof shall be ineffec-
tive, invalid or unconstitutional, for any cause, it shall not
impair or affect the remaining portion, or any part thereof, but
the valid portion shall be in force just as if it had been passed
alone.
Section 14. This Ordinance shall be in effect immediately
upon its passage and approval.
Section 15. The City Council officially finds, deterrnines,
recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the
date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council
was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall
of the City for the tirne required by law preceding this meeting,
as required by the Open Meetings Law, Article 6252-17, Texas
Revised Civil Statutes Annotated~ and that this rneeting has been
open to the public as required by law at all tirnes during which
this Ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed,
considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further
ratifies, approves and confirrns such written notice and the
contents and posting thereof.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 8th day of February, 1988.
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ATTEST:
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Cherie Black, City Secretary
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Knox W. Askins, City Attorney
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CITY OF LA PORTE
BY ~f{~? ~A
'No. rnan M one, Mayo --
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ORDENANZA NUM. 1579
UNA ORDENANZA LLAMANDO LA ELECCION REGULAR Y ANUAL DE LA CIUDAD DE
LA PORTE; LLAMANDO UNA ELECCION ESPECIAL, SI NECESARIA; DESIGNANDO
PRECINTOS ELECTORALES Y LUGARES DE VOTO; PROVEYENDO EL usa DE LAS
MAQUINAS DE VOTAR; NOMBRANDO OFICIALES ELECTORALES; PROVEYENDO LOS
METADOS Y FECHAS DE LA VOTACION EN AUSENCIA; PROVEYENDO POR UN
COMITE DE VOTACION EN AUSENCIA; PROVEYENDO LA NOTACION OFICIAL DE
LOS VOTOS DE LA ELECCION; PROVEYENDO LA NOTICIA DE ELECCION;
PROVEYENDO LA FECHA MAS TARDE PARA HACERSE CANDIDATO Y LOS GASTOS
PARA ESTO; DANDO UNA CLAUSULA DE SALVAMIENTO, EN LA CUAL SE
DECLARA QUE SI UNA PORCION DE LA ELECCION RESULTA INCORRECTA 0 CON
ERROR, LAS PORCIONES QUE QUEDAN NO ESTAN AUTOMATICAMENTE
INVALIDAS; COMPLIENDO CON LA LEY DE LAS SESSIONES ABIERTAS; Y POR
ESTO PROVEYENDO UNA FECHA EFECTIVA.
SEA ORDENADO POR EL AYUNTAMIENTO MUNICIPAL DE LA PORTE:
Seccion 1. Una eleccion sera administrada dentro de los
limetes de la Ciudad de La Porte, Tejas el )(.t~ dia de mayo, 1988,
ese dia siendo el primer sabado en mayo, 1988, entres las horas de
las siete (7:00) a.m. y las siete (7:00) p.m., para elegir
oficiales del ayuntamiento municipal:
Alcalde - por 3 anos
Consejero - Distrito 2, por 3 anos
Consejero - Distrito 3 - por 3 anos
La eleccion de empate, si necessaria, sera tomada mayo 21,
1988, entre 1as mismas horas.
Seccion 2. Dicha eleccion sera tomada en cada uno de los
siguentes lugares dentro de la Ciudad de La Porte y las siguentes
personas seran oficiales de la eleccion:
Precinto Electoral Num 1
Lu~ar de Votacion: Lomax Elementary School
10615 North Avenue L
La Porte, Texas
Fronteras:
Empesando en la interseccion del ferrocarril Southern Pacific
y Spencer Highway (West Main Street);
Siguiendo al oeste por Spencer Highway hasta Big Island
Slough;
Siguendo al norte hasta la norte frontera de Creekmont
Subdivision;
Siguendo al oeste por la frontera norte de la subdivision de
Creekmont hasta Underwood
Siguendo al oeste hasta las lineas del ferrocarril Southern
Pacific;
Siguendo al sureste por las lineas del ferrocarril, siguendo
una curva al sur, y continuando al sur por la linea del
ferrocarril hasta Spencer Highway (West Main Street)
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Officiales de Eleccion:
Sara Armand
Juez principal
Jerrie Neumann
Juez alternativo
Precinto Electoral Num 2
Lu~ar de Votacion: Baker School Cafeteria
West Main Street and Underwood Road
La Porte, Texas
Fronteras:
Empesando en la interseccion de Willmont Street y Fairmont
Parkway;
Siguendo al oeste por Fairmont Parkway hasta la front era este
de San Jacinto College;
Siguendo al norte por la frontera este de San Jacinto College
hasta Spencer Highway (West Main Street)
Siguendo al oeste por Spencer Highway hasta Underwood Road;
Siguendo al norte por Underwood Road hasta la norte frontera
de la subdivision Creekmont;
Siguendo al oeste por la frontera del norte de la subdivision
Creekmont hasta el Big Island Slough;
Siguendo sur por el Big Island Slough hasta Spencer Highway;
Siguendo al oeste por Spencer Highway hasta Myrtle Creek
Drive;
Siguendo sur por Myrtle Creek Drive hasta Cedarmont Drive;
Siguendo al sur por Cedarmont Drive hasta Willmont Drive;
Siguendo al sur por Willmont hasta Fairmont Parkway
Oficiales de Eleccion:
Inge Browder
Juez principal
Anita Drake
Juez alternativo
Precinto Electoral Num. ~
Lugar de Votacion: Rizzuto Elementary School
201 Farrington Boulevard
La Porte, Texas
Fronteras:
Empesando en la interseccion de e1 olieducto de Exxon y
Fairmont Parkway;
Siguendo al oeste por Fairmont Parkway hasta Wil1mont Road;
Siguendo al norte por Willmont Road hasta Cedarmont Drive;
Siguendo al norte por Cedarmont Drive hasta Myrtle Creek
Drive;
Siguendo al norte por Myrtle Creek Drive hasta Spencer
Highway;
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Siguendo al oeste por Spencer Highway hasta el olieducto de
Exxon;
Siguendo al sur por el olieducto de Exxon hasta Fairmont
Parkway.
Oficiales de Eleccion:
Janet Graves
Juez principal
Paula Rizzuto
Juez alternativo
Precinto Electoral Num. 4
Lugar de Votacion: DeWalt Special Services Center
Madison & North 6th Street
La Porte, Texas
Fronteras:
Empesondo en la interseccion de North Broadway Street y las
lineas ferrocarril Southern Pacific;
Siguendo sur por North Broadway Street hasta West A Street;
Siguendo al oeste por West A Street hasta los lineas
ferrocarril Southern Pacific;
Siguendo al norte por el ferrocarril Southern Pacific,
siguendo una curva al este del ferrocarril;
Siguendo al este por el ferrocarril Southern Pacific hasta
North Broadway Street.
Oficiales de Eleccion:
Pauline Lewis
Juez principal
Anna Humohrey
Juez alternativo
Precinto Electoral Num. 5
Lugar de Votacion: La Porte Senior High School
301 E. Fairmont Parkway
La Porte, Texas
Fronteras:
Empesando en la interseccion de Barbour's Cut Boulevard y
North Broadway Street;
Siguendo al sur por Broadway Street hasta los limites sureno
de la Ciudad;
Siguendo al oeste por esta linea de limites hasta la bahia de
Galveston;
Siguendo al norte por la bahia de Galveston hasta Donaldson
Avenue;
Siguendo al noroeste por Donaldson Avenue hasta North
Broadway.
Oficiales de Eleccion:
Sarah Odell
Juez principal
Lorraine Miller
Juez alternativo
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Precinto Electoral Num. 6
LUEar de Votacion: La Porte City Hall
604 West Fairmont Parkway
La Porte, Texas
Fronteras:
Empesando en la interseccion de West "A" Street y South
Broadway;
Siguendo al sur por South Broadway Street hasta McCabe Road;
Siguendo al oeste por McCabe Road hasta las lineas de
ferrocarril Southern Pacific;
Siguendo al norte por las lineas de ferrocarril Southern
Pacific hasta Fairmont Parkway;
Siguendo al oeste por Fairmont Parkway has el olieducto de
Exxon;
Siguendo al norte por el olieducto de Exxon hasta Spencer
Highway;
Siguendo al oeste por Spencer Highway hasta las lineas de
ferrocarril Southern Pacific;
Siguendo al sur por la linea de ferrocarril de Southern
Pacific hasta West "A" Street;
Siguendo al oeste por West A hasta South Broadway Street.
Oficiales de Eleccion:
Delores Gonzales Juez principal
Theresa Sabin Juez alternativo
Lugar de Votacion en Ausencia: La Porte City Hall
604 West Fairmont Parkway
La Porte, Texas
Un comite de Eleccion en Ausencia es creada para procesar los
votos en ausencia para las eleccions juntas y para la eleccion de
empate, si necesaria. Charlotte Boudreaux sera nombrada Juez
Principal de este comite. A 10 menos dos (2) otros miembras del
comite seran nombrados or este juez principal en la misma forma en
cual se nombran los precinct election clerks.
Seccion 1: La votacion en dicha eleccion, incluyendo la
votacion en ausencia, sera por medio de maquinas de votacion, y
las balotas de dichas elecciones conformaran al codigo electoral
Tejano, como enmendado.
Seccion 4. La votacion en ausencia por aparecer
personalmente comenzara el dia 20, y continuara durante el dia 4
antes del dia de la eleccion. Excepto como autorizado por esto,
~ el dependiente no dejara que nadie vote en ausencia por aparecer
personalmente durante un dia que sea dia de trabajo regular en la
oficina del dependiente, y bajo ningunas circunstancias pueda
alguien votar cuando la oficina esta cerrada al publico.
La votacion en ausencia por medio del correo comenzara el dia
20 antes de la fecha de la eleccion, y seguira hasta las diez (10)
de la manana durante el segundo dia antes del dia de la eleccion.
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La votacion en ausencia se conducira por un dependiente para
esta, precisamente, Paula Rizzuto, y el lugar de la votacion en
ausencia se designa como la casa del ayuntamiento de La Porte, 604
West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Tejas, y a esta direccion se
puede conseguir balotas y mandar balotas terminadas. Dicho
dependiente guardara abierta su oficina para este proposito
durante las horas regula res de trabajo, y en todo caso, por 10
menos 8 horas cada dia que no sea sabado, domingo, 0 dia de
vacacion oficial del estado.
Seccion ~: El cuarto de conferencia de la Ciudad de La Porte
sera designado como la estacion central que recibe todos las
balotas de dicha eleccion, y Cherie Black sera el juez prinicpal
en esta estacion central. Dicha jeuz puedra nombrar asitentes
para ayudar en recibir balotas y otros documentas y en asistiendo
en otras hobras de la juez. El City Manager esta autorizado y
direjido a obtener la maquinaria. El City Manager tambien
nombrara un manager y un supervisor en cargo de tabulacion para
hacer los cargos como designado por la ley y con respecto al
proceso y tabulacion de balotas en la estacion centra.
Seccion 6: Que todas los materiales de la eleccion inclusive
noticias de la eleccion, balotas, tarjetas instructivas,
atestaciones y otras formas que necesiten los votantes para firmar
y todos los materiales de la votacion en ausencia se escriben en
espanol e ingles, 0 sea que traducciones espanolas esten
disponibles bajo las circunstancias permitidas y de la manera
requerida por la ley.
Seccion 7: La secretaria de la ciudad de La Porte pronto
dara noticias de dicha eleccion por causar que una porcion
substanciel de esta ordenanza sea publicada una vez en al Bayshore
Sun, 10 cual por esto se halla y se declara un periodico de
circulacion general en dicha ciudad, no menos de diez (10) dias ni
mas de trenta (30) dias antes de la fecha de la eleccion.
Seccion 8: Al ofrecer un candidato su aplicacion en la forma
requerida, la secretaria municipal dara a tal candidato toda la
informacion tocante alas calificaciones referentes a la oficina
deseada; el metodo de poner el nombre sobre la balota, cuanto
cuesta para hacerse candidato, y otra informacion pertinente.
Seccion 9: Cada candidato para la oficina de alcalde 0
consejero tiene que ser residente que pueda votar de la ciudad.
Cada candidato en busca de la oficina de consejero de distrito
tambien tiene que vivir en ese distrito.
Seccion 10: La feccha mas tarde en la que un candidato puede
dar su aplicacion para que aparezca su nombre en la balota para
tal eleccion por esto se disigno y se establece come las 5 de la
tarde, miercoles, el 23 de marzo, 1988. No se puede hacer
aplicacion antes del 22 de febrero, 1988. El gasto para cada
candidato deseando hacerse consejero por esto se establece como
cincuenta dolares ($50.00). El cargo de aplicacion por cada
candidato de la oficina de Alcalde es cien dolares ($100).00).
Estos gastos se usaran para disminuir el coste de la eleccion, y
dicho gastos se usaran de forma prorrata y si quede algo de los
gastos, este de devolvera a dichos candidatos. En rez de pagar
dicho cargo, un candidato puede podra obtener una posicion en el
boleto con la presentacion de una peticion como escrito en el Home
Rule Charter de la Ciudad de La Porte.
Seccion 11: Dicha eleccion se celebrara conforme las
provisiones de la carta municipal de la ciudad de La Porte, y las
leyes generales electorales del estado de Tejas que gobiernan las
elecciones generales y municipales, tanto que estas se aplican.
Seccion 12: Inmediatamente despues de dicha eleccion, los
oficiales contaran y entregaran los resultados y records
acompanantes de uso en el cuente oficial al ayuntamiento de la
ciudad de La Porte y el ayuntamiento contara estos resultados tan
pronto posible, entonces inmediatamente declarara los resultados
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de la eleccion. Entonces el alcalde inmediatamente dara al
candidato que gano la mayoria de la votacion en cada lugar de
votacion un certificado de eleccion. Tales oficiales eligidos
tomaran sus tareas dentro de diez (10) dias, no inclusive los
domingos, al tomar su juramiento de oficina.
Seccion 11: Cada y toda provision, parrafo, oracion, y
clausula de esta ordenanza ha side seperadamente considerado y
pasado por el ayuntamiento de la ciudad de La Porte, Tejas, y cada
dicha provision hubiera side pasada seperadamente sin otra
provision cualquiera, y si una provision de esta resulte
inefectiva, invalida, 0 contra la constitucion, no importa la
causa, esto no danara 0 afectara la porcion que queda, ni ninguna
otra parte, sino la porcion valida quedara en vigor como si la
hubieran pasado por si sola.
Seccion 14: Esta ordenanza estara efectiva inmediatamente
despues de ser y pasada aprobada.
Seccion 15: El ayuntamiento oficialmente halla, determina,
recita, y declara que noticias escritas suficientes de la fecha,
la hora, el lugar, y el sujeto de esta reunion del ayuntamiento
fueron puestas en un lugar conveniente al publico en la casa del
ayuntamiento de la ciudad durante tiempo requerido por la ley
antes de esta reunion, como requerido por la ley de las sessiones
abiertas, articulo 6252-17, las leyes tejanas civiles revisadas
anotadas; y que esta session ha estado abierto al publico todo el
tiempo cuando esta ordenanza y otras coas tocante a esta han sido
discutidas, consideradas, 0 cuando se han tomado acciones
oficiales tocante a esta, como requerido por la ley. Mas, el
ayuntamiento ratifica, aprueba, y confirma tales noticias
escritas, sus contenidos, y que se han hecho publicas.
Pasada y aprobada este dia el 8 de febrero, 1988.
CIUDAD DE LA PORTE
Por s/Norman L. Malone
Norman L. Malone, Mayor
ATESTADO:
s/Cherie Black
Secreta ria municipal
APROBADO:
s/Knox Askins
Licenciado municipal